Free Lunch?
Sunday, June 10, 2007
I stopped in at Willie's this evening for dinner. Willie's is the kind of place where you order at the counter, but then when you sit a waiter brings the food and takes care of you for the rest of the meal. Everything you need is already on table: utensils, condiments, and a roll of paper towels for napkins.Tonight I noticed that they had an ad for Bounty paper towels on the holder. I started thinking about the restaurant business. You know, the actual cost of the food in most of the places is cheap; I've had 2 and 3 times the amount of my invoices to restaurants paid in food because it was still cheaper for them.
How much advertising would it take to pay for a meal? People are already willing to accept advertising for free email, and other on-line services. I've heard rumors of one cell phone company that would provide free ad-supported phone service. How long before a restaurant opens that provides free or really cheap meals in exchange for ad placement?
Labels: advertising
posted by Russell @ 10:00 PM,
1 Comments:
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At 11:37 AM,
mikemcguff said...
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I have never heard of Willie's, but I wouldn't be surprised if one restaurant attempts your free food for ads idea. In fact, maybe you just gave them the idea!
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